Podcasts about International humanitarian law

Contemplating the scope of conflict around the globe, let alone within a home, can be discouraging. Since 1948 there have been 72 U.N. peacekeeping missions. The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law is presently monitoring 110 armed ethnic conflicts around the globe. UCLA's Anderson Review published September 2023 observed: polarization by cultural values, not by ethnicity, is related to human desire to associate with like-minded folks (homophily), and tends toward maximum antagonism towards those on the other side of the cultural divide. Political parties have become closely aligned with entrenched polarized values leading to the perception of greater polarization. In the midst of this cultural moment of conflict and polarization how did we get here, and is there meaningful hope of unity? 

Send us a textAs part of the 75th anniversary series on the Gevena Conventions, Lauren Sanders speaks to André Smit - the ICRC Regional Legal Adviser on Maritime Matters (Asia-Pacific) when he visited Australia in September 2024. They discuss the applicability of Geneva Convention II (GC II) on the Amerlioraton to the region and challenges for states in applying their obligations under GC II in the event of a maritime conflict in the region. André supports the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Asia and the Pacific region from the ICRC Regional Resources Network (RRN) in Thailand. The role focusses on advancing the regional understanding of international humanitarian law applicable to armed conflict at sea, strengthening the application of other legal protection regimes at sea, supporting the work of other ICRC métiers and ICRC Delegations on related files, and supporting the ICRC institutional thinking on its future positioning in Asia and the Pacific. His work experience includes practising law; serving as officer in the South African National Defence Force; and service in the South African Foreign Ministry as counsel to Government on International Law. In the military, he served at unit-, training-, Joint Operations-, and Defence Headquarters-levels retiring as a senior officer supporting policy and international law. He provided operational legal support to operations and supported the force preparation of naval infantry, maritime air operations squadrons (helicopter and fixed wing), the submarine service. The culmination of his time as an instructor was serving as Director of the Departmental Course on International Humanitarian Law. After military service, as State Law Adviser (International Law) in the foreign Ministry, he fulfilled legal and diplomatic functions (at the level of counsellor), represented the Government in various bilateral and multilateral diplomatic forums, and co-drafted South Africa's submissions to the International Court of Justice. He was a long-standing member of the South African National Committee on International Humanitarian Law. He lectured at various universities and other training institutions on topics including air and space law, law of the sea, the interfaces of human rights and international humanitarian law in military operations, and at different diplomatic academies with minor publications on related topics of maritime operations. 

The ethos of 'move fast and break things' doesn't work for humanitarians. If we break things, we break people. But technology is changing the nature of conflict. International Humanitarian Law cannot evolve to meet these challenges without input from the private tech actors shaping the battlefield. This week's guest, Philippe Stoll, Senior Techplomacy Delegate at the ICRC, works to connect humanitarians to tech entrepreneurs and other relevant minds over the dilemmas presented by new technologies in conflict.From biometric systems to the ethical risks of data misuse, Philippe shares how the ICRC is developing cautious, problem-driven tech policies aimed at protecting vulnerable populations. He also discusses his obsession with giving concrete meaning to abstract ideas and how immersive “Digital Dilemmas” installations can help tech developers and humanitarians understand each other's worlds. Questions about how to handle tech in conflict zones aren't going anywhere. For anyone interested in the future of humanitarianism, this conversation is essential.

As the devastating impacts of armed conflicts continue to mount, civilians are enduring unimaginable suffering. Violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are compounding these crises, while emerging threats such as autonomous weapons and cyber warfare add new dimensions to the challenges facing humanity. Despite the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, the erosion of respect for these fundamental rules of war endangers lives, infrastructure, and the fragile prospects for peace. In this post, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric outlines the pressing need for states to join the Global Initiative on international humanitarian law. By reaffirming their commitment to this much-needed body of law, states can ensure the protection of civilians, restore dignity to those affected by conflict, and build a pathway toward sustainable peace. The time to act is now, and the Global Initiative offers a platform for collective action to uphold the rules that safeguard humanity.

Send us a textIn this episode, Simon speaks to Professor Helen Kinsella and Associate Professor Giovanni Mantilla, two leading experts on the history and formation of the Geneva Conventions and IHL more generally. They discuss the negotiations leading up the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol, exploring some of the political tensions that sits behind the provisions of these key legal texts. This includes how the law treats non-state actors and non-international armed conflict, as well who gets the right to wage war. Helen Kinsella is a Professor of Political Science and Law at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the theorization of gender and armed conflict and she is currently working on a book on sleep in war and another on the histories of the laws of war through the United States' wars against Native peoples.  She is the author of The Image before the Weapon (Cornell University Press, 2011), which won the 2012 Sussex International Theory Prize. Helen has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Public Policy from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and a BA in Political Science and Gender Studies from Bryn Mawr College.Giovanni Mantilla is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Cambridge University, Fellow of Christ's College, and Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. His research focusses on the operation of multilateralism, particularly practices of social pressure and pressure management in diplomacy, global governance, and international legal processes. His book Lawmaking under Pressure: International Humanitarian Law and Internal Armed Conflict (Cornell University Press, 2020) received the 2021 Francis Lieber award.Additional ResourcesHelen M Kinsella and Giovanni Mantilla, 'Contestation before Compliance: History, Politics, and Power in International Humanitarian Law' (2020) 64(3) International Studies Quarterly 649.Helen Kinsella, 'Settler Empire and the United States: Francis Lieber on the Laws of War' (2023) 117(2) American Political Science Review 629.  Vasuki Nesiah, International Conflict Feminism: Theory, Practice, Challenges (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024)Thomas Gregory, Weaponizing Civilian Protection (Oxford University Press, 2025)Tom Dannenbaum, 'Siege Starvation: A War Crime of Societal Torture' (2021) 22(2) Chicago Journal of International Law 368.Boyd Van Dijk, Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions (Oxford University Press, 2022) Craig Jones, The War Lawyers: The United States, Israel and Juridical Warfare (Oxford University Press, 2020)Janina Dill, Legitimate Targets? Social Construction, International Law and US Bombing (Cambridge University Press, 2014)

Private businesses that operate in situations of armed conflict, do business with a government or other entity involved in an armed conflict, or may do so in the future, should be aware of relevant rules of international humanitarian law (IHL). In this post, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Australian Red Cross Society and French Red Cross Society describe a new publication that introduces the most relevant rules of IHL and explains why and how private businesses need to respect them.

Today on Speaking Out of Place we are joined by Shourideh Molavi, who talks about the ways in which Israel has waged a protracted war on both the people and environment of Gaza. Linking this war to its colonial precedents, Molavi explains who she, as a researcher for the Forensic Architecture project, combines technologies like satellite imaging with on-the-ground stories from Palestinian farmers to produce a powerful form witnessing, and testimony to Israel's war.  She connects the trauma felt by the environment and the trauma felt by the people. She also tells of the new and powerful forms of resistance and resilience that take place at the nexus of nature, landscape, and the Palestinian people.Shourideh Molavi is the lead Israel/Palestine researcher for Forensic Architecture, linking their investigations to the work and research of civil society, grassroots groups and human rights defenders in the country. She is a scholar in political science and human rights and trained with a background in International Humanitarian Law. She is also Senior Lecturer in the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University in NYC.

Gender can still be a confusing and contested subject for international humanitarian law (IHL) and military practitioners. But just as practitioners keep abreast of astonishing technological advancement, and states continue to dedicate significant – and, in numerous contexts, increasing – national spending on defence and security, it is high time that the equal protection of civilians is invested in, too. Gender inequality remains ingrained across today's conflict-affected contexts, and gender-specific harms shape some of the horrors inflicted on civilians. To encourage parties to armed conflict to take more and better measures to reduce this harm, in 2024 the ICRC, the Swedish Red Cross, and the Nordic Centre for Military Operations published a new report – International Humanitarian Law and a Gender Perspective in the Planning and Conduct of Military Operations – based on an expert meeting with state and military practitioners. In this post, the report's co-authors set out ten legal, policy and operational recommendations to equip armed forces to reduce the gendered risks faced by diverse women, men, girls and boys in armed conflict, and identify good practices from modern militaries. It's time for these to be part-and-parcel of how militaries comply with IHL and related civilian harm reduction measures.

In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with Shourideh Molavi, who discusses the ways in which Israel has waged a protracted war on both the people and environment of Gaza. Linking this war to its colonial precedents, Molavi explains that, as a researcher for the Forensic Architecture project, she combines technologies like satellite imaging with on-the-ground stories from Palestinian farmers to produce a powerful form of witnessing and testimony to Israel's war. She connects the trauma felt by the environment and the trauma felt by the people. She also tells of the new and powerful forms of resistance and resilience that take place at the nexus of nature, landscape, and the Palestinian people.Shourideh Molavi is the lead Israel/Palestine researcher for Forensic Architecture, linking their investigations to the work and research of civil society, grassroots groups and human rights defenders in the country. She is a scholar in political science and human rights and trained with a background in International Humanitarian Law. She is also Senior Lecturer in the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University in NYC.www.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comhttps://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20www.instagram.com/speaking_out_of_place

In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with Shourideh Molavi, who discusses the ways in which Israel has waged a protracted war on both the people and environment of Gaza. Linking this war to its colonial precedents, Molavi explains that, as a researcher for the Forensic Architecture project, she combines technologies like satellite imaging with on-the-ground stories from Palestinian farmers to produce a powerful form of witnessing and testimony to Israel's war. She connects the trauma felt by the environment and the trauma felt by the people. She also tells of the new and powerful forms of resistance and resilience that take place at the nexus of nature, landscape, and the Palestinian people.Shourideh Molavi is the lead Israel/Palestine researcher for Forensic Architecture, linking their investigations to the work and research of civil society, grassroots groups and human rights defenders in the country. She is a scholar in political science and human rights and trained with a background in International Humanitarian Law. She is also Senior Lecturer in the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University in NYC.www.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comhttps://twitter.com/palumboliu?s=20www.instagram.com/speaking_out_of_place

Since 2003, the ICRC has submitted a report on ‘International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflict' to the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, where the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions come together with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to discuss key matters of humanitarian concern and to make joint commitments. In this post and drawing from the 2024 Challenges Report, ICRC Chief Legal Officer Cordula Droege presents the ICRC's analysis of some of the salient legal issues of today's conflicts, animated, first and foremost, by its desire to achieve greater protection of victims of war from the effects of armed conflicts, and informed by its observation of key humanitarian issues on the ground and its dialogue with parties to conflicts in all parts of the world.

What is the common theme to mercenaries, natural resources, hypersonic missiles, Gaza, and exploding pagers? I can think of several, but in a recent conversation with a colleague of mine, that common thread was challenges to the Law of War, or International Humanitarian Law. Can the notion of the law of war even survive in modern manifestations of armed conflict? I think it can, and it is just as important, if not more so, than in the mythical era of conventional war. As usual, the views in these podcasts are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense, any other organization, or any person I am or ever have been associated with. Music: Liszt, Les Preludes, the USMC Band. (Public Domain) GarryOwen (Traditional), the Army Strings (Public Domain)

In the debate on how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact military strategy and decision-making, a key question is who makes better decisions — humans or machines? Advocates for a better leveraging of artificial intelligence point to heuristics and human error, arguing that new technologies can reduce civilian suffering through more precise targeting and greater legal compliance. The counter argument is that AI-enabled decision-making can be as bad, if not worse, than that done by humans, and that the scope for mistakes creates disproportionate risks. What these debates overlook is that it may not be possible for machines to replicate all dimensions of human decision-making. Moreover, we may not want them to. In this post, Erica Harper, Head of Research and Policy at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, sets out the possible implications of AI-enabled military decision-making as this relates to the initiation of war, the waging of conflict, and peacebuilding. She highlights that while such use of AI may create positive externalities — including in terms of prevention and harm mitigation — the risks are profound. These include the potential for a new era of opportunistic warfare, a mainstreaming of violence desensitization and missed opportunities for peace. Such potential needs to be assessed in terms of the current state of multilateral fragility, and factored into AI policy-making at the regional and international levels.

Near-Death Experiences and Sacred Scripture: The Parallel Messaging examines striking similarities and parallels between messaging found in accounts of those who have written about their near-death experiences and in accounts contained in the sacred scriptures of the world's great religions. This symmetrical and mutually reinforcing messaging is timeless in nature, and is arguably more relevant today than in any previous period in human history, as humanity continues to face existential threats to its survival. In an era of rampant materialism and consumerism, armed conflict, environmental degradation, species extinction, global warming, as well as an obsessive preoccupation with self rather than others and a devaluation of the life's sanctity. It's timely to spark a revived interest in, and knowledge of, God and the afterlife, and in seeking answers to life's larger religious, spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical questions. This book will provide assurance and solace to those who are terminally ill or fear the death of their physical body, for those who are suffering a difficult bereavement, and for those who feel lost and confused about the meaning and purpose of life and what lies ahead of them.BioDouglas Hodgson is a dual citizen of Canada and Australia and a retired lawyer and Dean and Professor of Law residing in Perth, Western Australia. He undertook postgraduate legal study at the University of London before embarking on a 35-year career in higher education in Australia, New Zealand and Canada as a teacher, researcher, scholar, author and university administrator. His areas of expertise include Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Civil Law and Causation Law. Professor Hodgson has authored and published 30 peer reviewed law journal articles and six books.https://amzn.to/3YQYnde https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlife

The desire to develop technological solutions to help militaries in their decision-making processes is not new. However, more recently, we have witnessed militaries incorporating increasingly complex forms of artificial intelligence-based decision support systems (AI DSS) in their decision-making process, including decisions on the use of force. The novelty of this development is that the process by which these AI DSS function challenges the human's ability to exercise judgement in military decision-making processes. This potential erosion of human judgement raises several legal, humanitarian and ethical challenges and risks, especially in relation to military decisions that have a significant impact on people's lives, their dignity, and their communities. It is in light of this development that we must urgently and in earnest discuss how these systems are used and their impact on people affected by armed conflict. With this post, Wen Zhou, Legal Adviser with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Anna Rosalie Greipl, Researcher at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, launch a new series on artificial intelligence (AI) in military decision-making. To start the discussion, they outline some of the challenges and risks, as well as the potential, that pertain to the use of AI DSS in preserving human judgement in legal determinations on the use of force. They also propose some measures and constraints regarding the design and use of AI DSS in these decision-making processes that can inform current and future debates on military AI governance, in order to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) and support mitigating the risk of harm to people affected by those decisions.

Near-Death Experiences and Sacred Scripture: The Parallel Messaging examines striking similarities and parallels between messaging found in accounts of those who have written about their near-death experiences and in accounts contained in the sacred scriptures of the world's great religions. This symmetrical and mutually reinforcing messaging is timeless in nature, and is arguably more relevant today than in any previous period in human history, as humanity continues to face existential threats to its survival. In an era of rampant materialism and consumerism, armed conflict, environmental degradation, species extinction, global warming, as well as an obsessive preoccupation with self rather than others and a devaluation of the life's sanctity. It's timely to spark a revived interest in, and knowledge of, God and the afterlife, and in seeking answers to life's larger religious, spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical questions. This book will provide assurance and solace to those who are terminally ill or fear the death of their physical body, for those who are suffering a difficult bereavement, and for those who feel lost and confused about the meaning and purpose of life and what lies ahead of them.BioDouglas Hodgson is a dual citizen of Canada and Australia and a retired lawyer and Dean and Professor of Law residing in Perth, Western Australia. He undertook postgraduate legal study at the University of London before embarking on a 35-year career in higher education in Australia, New Zealand and Canada as a teacher, researcher, scholar, author and university administrator. His areas of expertise include Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Civil Law and Causation Law. Professor Hodgson has authored and published 30 peer reviewed law journal articles and six books.https://amzn.to/3YQYndehttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/ https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlife

To mark World Humanitarian Day, this episode examines how the rules of war have changed in our increasingly polarised world and asks how we can better protect the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance.World Humanitarian Day recognises and raises awareness of the courageous work of humanitarians around the world. It was established by the UN to commemorate the anniversary of a bomb attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, which killed 22 humanitarian workers including the UN's chief humanitarian in Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello.Last year was the deadliest on record for humanitarian workers, and 2024 could be even worse. The past few months have seen egregious attacks against aid workers in Gaza and in lesser reported conflicts, including in Sudan and South Sudan. International Humanitarian Law – designed to protect aid workers and civilians – has been repeatedly flouted.This episode puts these crises under the spotlight. We reflect on what these worrying trends reveal about the humanitarian aid system and the evolution of armed conflict today, as well as state of our global rules-based order.GuestsSara Pantuliano (host), Chief Executive, ODISorcha O'Callaghan, Director of the Humanitarian Policy Group, ODIAbby Stoddard, Partner, Humanitarian OutcomesOla Mohammed, Gaza Programme Manager, Muslim AidRelated resourcesHumanitarians in the line of fire: when acting for humanity proves deadlyThe meeting of humanitarian and civic space in Sudan: lessons for localisationEvent recap: Sounding the alarm on Sudan's hunger crisisWhatever happens now, South–South solidarity with Gaza has already exposed the WestGaza: a litmus test for the humanitarian sector's commitment to decolonisation?Humanitarian hypocrisy, double standards and the law in Gaza

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Around two thirds of ICRC operations are in Muslim countries where armed conflicts are in progress. Our ability to understand the connections and differences between international humanitarian law (IHL) and Islamic law can make a crucial difference in our operational work and in our ability to build trust and respect with local communities. But how can we do this in the most effective way? As part of commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year, ICRC's legal adviser for Islamic law and jurisprudence, Ahmed Al-Dawoody, looks at some of the parallels between IHL and Islamic law, and considers the critical importance of engagement between the two in today's world.

This week 7 gives a quick class on the Geneva Suggestions (Conventions)! 7 talks about the Four Conventions ratified in 1949, Common Article 3, Protocols I, II, and III, Prohibited Weapons, Consequences of violating International Humanitarian Law, and why any of this even matters. Stay In The Fight. Reference: International Committee of the Red Crosshttps://www.icrc.org/en/law-and-policy/geneva-conventions-and-their-commentaries‐-----------------------------‐------------------------------------------------------------Shoutout to our sponsor @blackbeardfire for keeping the lights on!Use code STRONGMEN to get 15% off your order with Black Beard Fire Starters!Shoutout to our newest sponsor @granite_rifle_group_llcUse code STRONGMEN to get 6.9% (nice) off your next precision rifle build!Support us on Patreon!Join us on Discord!Check out our link in bio!The world is better with you in it. If you need help, reach out. 988 Suicide and Crisis HotlineCall: 988https://988lifeline.org/#stayinthefight

01:00 Biden WEEK FROM HELL: Dems Plot REVOLT, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyUYn5ot1k 04:00 Democrats care more about their jobs than telling the truth, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/do-democrats-care-more-about-their-jobs-than-beating-trump.html 17:20 Joe Biden's losing the media 34:20 Is Biden's team deceiving the American public about his competence, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fu-F3dm8E 38:10 A Biden - Trump Update | Mark Halperin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cuOomgaguA 41:00 Gail Collins talks to Bret Stephens about the 2024 election, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/opinion/biden-harris-trump.html 44:00 Ross Douthat: So, You Think the Republican Party No Longer Represents the People, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/opinion/liberals-conservatives-democracy.html 50:00 NYT: Biden's Strategy to Make the Race About Trump Is Suddenly in Doubt, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/us/politics/biden-trump-strategy.html 52:20 Biden's press secretary KJP has to deal with a pissed off press corp 55:20 The candidate that gets the softer press treatment wins 1:04:50 Joe Biden is the first president who's had a face lift 1:08:00 Liberals Were Blinded To Biden's Senility By Their Own Speech Codes, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=156125 1:11:30 Biden Runs to Morning Joe to Try to Clean Up Democratic Crisis, with Stu Burguiere and Dave Marcus, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLMc_EHvOlM 1:16:00 Joe Scarborough licked Donald Trump's shoes at one point 1:21:20 Elliott Blatt calls in to talk Biden, macro-biotics, Biden debate worse than Trump's Access Hollywood tape? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/biden-survive-trump-access-hollywood.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/us/politics/biden-trump-strategy.html Liberals Were Blinded To Biden's Senility By Their Own Speech Codes, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=156125 The Joe Biden Decline Story Is Taking On Watergate Dimensions, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=156226 Few People Can Handle Unlimited Amounts Of Humiliation, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=156219 Prior To The Recent Supreme Court Ruling On Presidential Immunity, The Presidency Already Had All The Foreign Policy Power Of King George III, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=156212 Conservatives saw Joe Biden's decline before liberals did, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=156067 DB: White House Reporters: Biden Handlers' ‘Credibility' Is Shot, https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-reporters-biden-handlers-credibility-is-shot Joe Biden and the tragedy of liberal denialism, https://www.ft.com/content/d431b97f-7431-4066-bd80-9dab3b215fea https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/07/02/2024/mixed-signals-special-blame-the-media https://www.stevesailer.net/p/the-biden-crisis-deep-state-theory https://www.yahoo.com/news/jill-biden-encourages-husband-stay-114018139.html Who Determines The Winning Narrative? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155583 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-27/more-details-emerge-protest-outside-la-synagogue https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/27/bill-clinton-oj-simpson-trump-hunter-biden/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-27/more-details-emerge-protest-outside-la-synagogue https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/07/18/reading-against-the-novel-james-fitzjames-stephen/ https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/12/21/writing-under-fire-politics-and-literature-at-the-dawn-of-world-war-ii/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/27/bill-clinton-oj-simpson-trump-hunter-biden/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/americas-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-netflix/678779/ https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/12/21/an-unhealthy-definition-of-rights-constitutional-contagion-parmet/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/mob-targets-synagogue-as-lapd-stands-by-los-angeles-jews-anti-israel-protesters-d4c2c681?mod=opinion_lead_pos8 Revolutionary War and the Development of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155888

01:00 Great Netflix documentary on the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/americas-sweethearts-dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-netflix/678779/ 07:00 A Blockade Is An Act Of War, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155919 16:30 Media BLATANTLY LIES About LA Synagogue Protests, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnLwmXTTWWM 30:00 WSJ: Mob Targets Synagogue As LAPD Stands By, https://www.wsj.com/articles/mob-targets-synagogue-as-lapd-stands-by-los-angeles-jews-anti-israel-protesters-d4c2c681?mod=opinion_lead_pos8 36:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid 37:00 Jewish activist Adam King, https://x.com/TheAdamKingShow 42:00 The appeal of conspiracy theories, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X22000719 45:00 Alice Miller's The Drama of the Gifted Child, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/suffer-the-children/201206/the-drama-the-gifted-child 54:00 Gurus like to use common terms in contrarian ways to get attention 57:00 Loneliness makes us vulnerable 1:06:00 Luke & Dooovid as micro-celebrities unwilling to follow the conventional path to podcasting success 1:09:00 Senseless brawlers are losing at life 1:22:00 Vaccine mandates, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155921 1:26:00 The War on Noticing | Guest: Steve Sailer | 6/26/24, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUMFv0__qXI 1:35:50 Fox: Israel-Hamas war: Terrorists strike aid convoy carrying children https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/12/21/an-unhealthy-definition-of-rights-constitutional-contagion-parmet/ 1:37:20 Revolutionary War and the Development of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155888 1:39:00 What's wrong with human rights? https://www.theamericanconservative.com/whats-wrong-with-human-rights/ 1:40:00 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-International-Law-Legacies-1917/dp/1108495036 1:41:00 The case against rights, https://thelampmagazine.com/issues/issue-21/against-human-rights 1:42:00 Is Israel Committing Genocide? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155365 1:43:00 Who determines the winning narrative? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155583 1:44:00 The Ethics of Violence: Recent Literature on the Creation of the Contemporary Regime of Law and War, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155758 1:45:00 Filling the Gaps: The Expansion of International Humanitarian Law and the Juridification of the Free-Fighter, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155753 1:47:50 The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqtFJZB27M8 1:48:00 The “Good War”: Preparations for a War against Civilians, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155491 1:49:00 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 Show transcript: https://lukeford.net/blog/?page_id=155928

01:00 What are real moral categories vs fake moral categories (racism, imperialism, sexist) 02:00 Tucker interviews Steve Sailer, https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1805648013362188518 07:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid 21:20 NYT: Israeli Military Must Draft Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Supreme Court Rules, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/world/middleeast/israel-military-ultra-orthodox-jews-supreme-court.html 39:00 Elliott Blatt joins with a juicy story 1:05:00 Love removes our defenses and shows who we really are 1:24:00 Will a Hereditarian Revolution Defeat Wokism? With Noah Carl, https://substack.com/home/post/p-145927666 1:35:00 Male vs female morality 1:45:00 Revolutionary War and the Development of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155888 1:48:00 The excesses of female morality (childless women with no suitable target for nurturing focus instead on hapless groups in society). 2:03:00 Men are less willing to express controversial topics around women. Complete transcript: https://lukeford.net/blog/?page_id=155896

01:00 Fox News: Violent 'pro-Hamas mob' targets Los Angeles synagogue 03:00 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-23/pro-palestinian-protesters-and-supporters-of-israel-engage-in-violent-clash-outside-a-west-l-a-synagogue https://abc7.com/post/clashes-break-involving-pro-palestinians-protesters-front-synagogue/14993656/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/local-news/israel-palestine-protest-los-angeles-synagogue-1235931226/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/24/us/los-angeles-synagogue-palestinian-israeli-protest-violence/index.html https://www.theamericanconservative.com/whats-wrong-with-human-rights/ https://thelampmagazine.com/issues/issue-21/against-human-rights The Ethics of Violence: Recent Literature on the Creation of the Contemporary Regime of Law and War, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155758 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/schmitt/ The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqtFJZB27M8 The Origins of Human Rights, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGumg1zCfno Where do human rights come from? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGu6T1Qe48 Filling the Gaps: The Expansion of International Humanitarian Law and the Juridification of the Free-Fighter, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155753

01:00 Caitlin Clark Conundrum, https://www.takimag.com/article/34053/ 08:00 Col Douglas Macgregor: Israel Prepares for All Out War in Lebanon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXD8t7gYpTo 17:30 Turkey invades Cyprus with Russia's blessing if Israel attacks Hezbollah 28:00 Is Israel Committing Genocide? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155365 41:00 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-International-Law-Legacies-1917/dp/1108495036 44:00 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 1:30:00 Hizballah's historic drone footage sends warning to Israel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-C4rl9LoeU

Is Israel Committing Genocide? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155365 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-International-Law-Legacies-1917/dp/1108495036 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 Who determines the winning narrative? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155583 Decoding Christian Nationalism, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155459 https://odysee.com/@LukeFordLive, https://rumble.com/lukeford, https://dlive.tv/lukefordlivestreams Superchat: https://entropystream.live/app/lukefordlive Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/lukeford/ Soundcloud MP3s: https://soundcloud.com/luke-ford-666431593 Code of Conduct: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=125692 http://lukeford.net Email me: lukeisback@gmail.com or DM me on Twitter.com/lukeford, Best videos: https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143746 Support the show | https://www.streamlabs.com/lukeford, https://patreon.com/lukeford, https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback Facebook: http://facebook.com/lukecford Book an online Alexander Technique lesson with Luke: https://alexander90210.com Feel free to clip my videos. It's nice when you link back to the original.

01:00 Matt's substack, https://historyspeaks.substack.com/ 03:00 Matt's Twitter, https://x.com/History__Speaks 09:00 Realism vs moralism in international conflict 21:00 The sources of our self-esteem 26:00 The seasons of a man's life 27:00 Matt is a lawyer (University of Chicago) 29:00 Why did Luke never marry? 31:00 Luke diagnosed with ADHD, Matt with obsessive-compulsive disorder 33:50 Enlightenment means respect for fact 42:00 The buffered identity vs the porous identity, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=149512 53:00 The invention of racism as a moral category 57:00 Luke & Matt share their hero systems 1:00:00 That Noble Dream: The 'Objectivity Question' and the American Historical Profession, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=138784 1:02:50 Matt's activist Twitter feed, https://x.com/History__Speaks 1:05:00 How Matt has been changed by studying law 1:13:00 Matt's asked about serious thinkers who are Zionists, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Morris 1:18:00 JPOST: Experts: ICC, UN blamed Israel for a famine that never happened in Gaza - exclusive, https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-806735 1:26:00 Everything, including the category of civilian, is contingent 1:35:00 The “Good War”: Preparations for a War against Civilians, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155491 1:53:00 Human rights, https://www.lukeford.net/Dennis/indexp2a.html 2:00:00 AP: The war in Gaza has wiped out entire Palestinian families. AP documents 60 who lost dozens or more, https://apnews.com/article/gaza-palestinians-families-israel-war-deaths-a9f8bcfe402c17f1f78903eae67b7a7d 2:03:00 BBC: 'I'm calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours', https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67327079 2:15:00 Black September, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September 2:20:00 No, we're not in a new cold war with China, https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/07/cold-war-cold-peace-united-states-china-xi-decoupling-trade/ 2:30:00 The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=142846 2:37:00 Matt's first published scholarly article - did the Nazis plan world genocides? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17504902.2024.2326262 2:42:50 College protests for Palestine 2:45:00 Mearsheimer: ‘Israelis wouldn't mind a general conflagration because that would facilitate ethnic cleansing.', https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=153903 2:48:00 Israeli morale has plunged over the past three months 2:52:00 Ze'ev Jabotinsky - serious Zionist thinker, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze'ev_Jabotinsky 2:55:00 Matt's substack, https://historyspeaks.substack.com/ 2:57:30 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid 3:22:00 BBC: 'I'm calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours', https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67327079 3:36:00 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 4:13:00 Elliott Blatt joins, discusses Juneteenth 4:15:00 Why can't black pride and gay pride work together? 4:20:00 Human rights as a Marxist motte-and-bailey trick, https://quillbot.com/blog/motte-and-bailey-fallacy/ 4:29:00 The reorganization of priorities after a tough illness Complete transcript of the show: https://lukeford.net/blog/?page_id=155712

01:00 Is it safe to go out on Juneteenth? 03:00 Why so many events getting canceled for safety reasons on Juneteenth? https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-05/leimert-park-juneteenth-festival-postponed-over-safety-concerns 11:00 I'm in love the tv newsreader but she only brings me bad news, https://genius.com/Alex-lahey-newsreader-lyrics 15:00 Trans whistleblower charged with four felonies 19:00 What will an Israel v Hezbollah war look like? https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/18/israel-hezbollah-lebanon-conflict-war-border-gaza/ 22:00 WP: Israel says Rafah attack near completion, in potential shift for war, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/18/israel-rafah-offensive-gaza-hamas/ 25:00 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 45:30 Dooovid joins, https://x.com/RebDoooovid 54:00 Juneteenth and guns 1:07:30 Morale down among Jews worldwide, not just in Israel, where morale has plunged 1:12:00 How are the haredi Jews reacting to tough times for Jews? 1:16:00 Who determines the winning narrative? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155583 1:19:00 Dooovid visits Jewish Voice for Peace and finds many attractive young women 1:23:45 News: Defense attorney accuses Samantha Woll's ex-boyfriend of lying to police after confessing to murder, https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2024/06/18/detroit-synagogue-presidents-ex-testifies-im-afraid-i-did-it/74137391007/ 1:31:00 I have a somewhat fraudulent image of myself as a righteous man when in reality I'm often selfish and inconsiderate 1:36:50 Dooov says Jewish Voice for Peace attracts hotties, https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ 1:39:00 Sexually promiscuous women tend to be left-wing while right-wing women tend to be choosey 1:41:40 Dooovid's anti-Zionism isolates him from most Jews

01:00 WSJ: The ICC Betrays the Legacy of Nuremberg, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-icc-betrays-the-legacy-of-nuremberg-c44d850f 02:00 How the Gaza genocide will lead to Israel's collapse, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly7qO9fGYZA 03:00 A Short History of International Humanitarian Law, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155471 09:00 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-International-Law-Legacies-1917/dp/1108495036 24:00 Dooovid joins 24:15 Detroit News: Samantha Woll's ex-boyfriend: 'I began to believe that I was responsible for her death', https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2024/06/17/prosecution-defense-question-samantha-wolls-friend-on-dating-life/74125818007/ 26:10 Samantha Woll's promiscuity included an affair with a married man 45:00 JPost: David Duke, antisemites, Israel-haters find common cause at failed Detroit rally, https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-806611 56:20 The Nuremberg Trials, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vywGZzb9O4M 58:00 Revolutions in International Law: The Legacies of 1917, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155559 1:01:00 Christian nationalism as niche construction, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155459 1:10:00 Who determines the winning narrative? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155583 1:30:00 The “Good War”: Preparations for a War against Civilians, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155491 1:36:00 The Genesis of the Civilian, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=155545

A highly anticipated report from the State Department concludes that the U.S. may continue to send weapons to Israel despite apparent Israeli violations of international humanitarian law. The long-awaited report comes just two days after the president said he would suspend a shipment of bombs to Israel as it surges forces around Rafah. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A highly anticipated report from the State Department concludes that the U.S. may continue to send weapons to Israel despite apparent Israeli violations of international humanitarian law. The long-awaited report comes just two days after the president said he would suspend a shipment of bombs to Israel as it surges forces around Rafah. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy and Hon. Allan Rock about the Responsibility to Protect populations from genocide, and the successes and failures of this aspiration. Participants' bios - Allan Rock is President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa, and a former Professor in its Faculty of Law, where he taught International Humanitarian Law and Armed Conflict in International Law. He previously served as a member of Parliament holding various cabinet positions including Minister of Justice and Attorney General. He served as our Ambassador to the UN when R2P was adopted. - Lloyd Axworthy is a former president of the University of Winnipeg and Director and CEO of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. A member of the Manitoba legislature and then member of parliament he held various cabinet portfolios including Foreign Affairs. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to secure the Land Mines Treaty. Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read & Watch: - "The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder", by David Grann: https://www.amazon.ca/Wager-Tale-Shipwreck-Mutiny-Murder/dp/0385534264 - "The Searcher", by Rana French: https://www.amazon.ca/Searcher-Novel-Tana-French/dp/073522465X - "The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire", by Stephen Bown: https://www.amazon.ca/Company-Rise-Fall-Hudsons-Empire/dp/0385694075 - "Reading Genesis", by Marilynne Robinson: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Genesis-Marilynne-Robinson/dp/0374299404 Recording Date: April 10, 2024.

401 - Proportionality and International Humanitarian Law (IHL)After defining proportionality (enjoy the audio clip from the West Wing) there is so much to debate about the ethical conduct of the current war. While it is difficult for citizens to debate these issues with limited information, it is arguably their duty to do so. Is Israel correctly protecting civilian life in Gaza? Should it be sending in more humanitarian aid? How much should international opinion be taken into account? Calev hosts this episode's debate, where Matt takes the position that Israel must improve its conduct in the conflict, and Mike argues that it does not. (followed by another West Wing clip)Am Yisrael Chai!

Yasmine Sherif is Director of the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Program, which is the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. Yasmine Sherif is a lawyer specialized in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law, plus she has over 30 years of experience with the United Nations and international NGOs. ECW's mission is to generate greater shared political, operational, and financial commitment to meet the educational needs of millions of children and young people affected by crises, with a focus on a more agile, connected, and faster response that spans the humanitarian – development continuum to lay the ground for sustainable education systems.  A few years ago, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) released a shocking new Global Estimates Study, which revealed that there are now 222 million crisis-affected children and adolescents in need of urgent, educational support; a significant increase from the estimated 75 million children in 2016.

The Women in International Law podcast, presented by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the ATLAS Network, showcases women with diverse experiences and career paths in the field. Together, we explore their journeys, pivotal moments and challenges, and gain valuable insights and advice. Each episode will focus on the guest's career and stories, uncovering the inner workings of the international legal profession. In this episode Jelena Aparac, Head of Policy, Advocacy and Research at Legal Action Worldwide, discusses her career in Human Rights Advocacy with Paige Morrow, Co-Chair of ATLAS Geneva and Senior Legal Advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.

The Women in International Law podcast, presented by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the ATLAS Network, showcases women with diverse experiences and career paths in the field. Together, we explore their journeys, pivotal moments and challenges, and gain valuable insights and advice. Each episode will focus on the guest's career and stories, uncovering the inner workings of the international legal profession. In this episode Lucy McKernan, Deputy Director for United Nations at Human Rights Watch's office in Geneva, discusses her career in Human Rights Advocacy with Nathalie Mivelaz Tirabosco, Head of Communication and External Relations at the Geneva Academy.

Israel's military response to the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas has been subject to much discussion. In a two-part series, we consider specific questions related to the use of force, jus ad bellum, and the laws governing the conduct of hostilities, means, and methods of warfare, referred to as jus in bello. In this episode, Dr Maria Varaki, Lecturer in International Law at King's College London talks to Dr Emily Crawford, Professor at the University of Sydney Law School, about the application of International Humanitarian Law in armed conflicts and the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in conflict zones. -- In response to the ongoing situation and humanitarian crisis, all those at King's College London affected by the events in Israel and Gaza can access support here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/students/support-for-students-and-staff-affected-by-the-israel-and-gaza-conflict

This week I'm reading from Douglas Charles Hodgson's book 'Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil: What Humanity Can Learn from the Near Death Experience'.Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil: What Humanity Can Learn from the Near Death Experience decouples spirituality from a religious context and perspective. It examines the intriguing accounts of people who have undergone a near-death experience (NDE) and what was revealed to them while outside their physical bodies. What those people vividly described went well beyond what can be found in religious scripture. The NDE accounts contain descriptions of Heaven and the higher spiritual realms, what interconnectedness/oneness means, the eternal nature and liberation of the soul consciousness, the gift of free will and its purpose, the nature of soul agreements, the universal laws of attraction, reincarnation, and cause and effect (karma), the nature of positive and negative energy, the significance of the death of our physical body as well as our spiritual rebirth and life review. The study and collation of more than 500 NDE accounts, and the identification of common observations and insights drawn therefrom, culminated in the writing of this book. Going beyond the current NDE literature, which mainly examines the historical, religious, philosophical, scientific and medical aspects of this phenomenon, Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil concentrates on the important messages brought back from beyond the veil for humanity's knowledge and benefit. Some of the learnings, observations and insights from the Other Side presented in this book are truly remarkable, and in a few cases, they test the limits of human, Earthly comprehension.BioDouglas Hodgson is a dual citizen of Canada and Australia and a retired lawyer and Dean and Professor of Law residing in Perth, Western Australia. He undertook postgraduate legal study at the University of London before embarking on a 35- year career in higher education in Canada, Australia and New Zealand as a teacher, researcher, scholar, author, human rights advocate and university administrator. His areas of expertise include Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Civil Law and Causation Law. Professor Hodgson has authored and published 30 peer reviewed law journal articles and five books.Professor Hodgson's professional networks included the Australian Academy of Law, the Council of Australian Law Deans, the Global Law Deans' Forum and the Australian Research Council. He also served as an advisor to the Australian Red Cross, editor of several law journals and as a member of various university human research ethics committees. He is a regular attender and alumnus of the Oxford Round Table where he has delivered addresses on the concept of an international rule of law, the protection of children's international human rights and the challenges of religious fundamentalism in the public school system from a human rights perspective. As a complement to his work on religious discrimination issues in the educational field, he developed a keen interest in studying and comparing the scriptures of the world's faiths and distilling therefrom common and unifying spiritual principles upon which these great and diverse religions are based, ultimately inspiring him to write Transcendental Spirituality, Wisdom and Virtue: The Divine Virtues and Treasures of the Heart. His interest in transcendental spirituality has strengthened and expanded in his retirement years to include the so-called “near-death experience” and what humanity can learn from those who have returned from beyond the veil and recounted their experiences and observations. This has led to the writing of Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil: What Humanity Can Learn from the Near-Death Experience in which these observations and insights have been collated, analyzed and commented upon.If you wish to reach out to Douglas, you are welcome to do so by connecting with him on his email address: dchodgson53@gmail.comhttp://tinyurl.com/5btrzdmuhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

The Women in International Law podcast, presented by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the ATLAS Network, showcases women with diverse experiences and career paths in the field. Together, we explore their journeys, pivotal moments and challenges, and gain valuable insights and advice. Each episode will focus on the guest's career and stories, uncovering the inner workings of the international legal profession. This podcast is an extension of the Women's Perspectives on a Career in International Law event series hosted by the Geneva Academy and ATLAS Network.

This week I'm talking to Douglas Charles Hodgson about his book 'Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil: What Humanity Can Learn from the Near Death Experience'.Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil: What Humanity Can Learn from the Near Death Experience decouples spirituality from a religious context and perspective. It examines the intriguing accounts of people who have undergone a near-death experience (NDE) and what was revealed to them while outside their physical bodies. What those people vividly described went well beyond what can be found in religious scripture. The NDE accounts contain descriptions of Heaven and the higher spiritual realms, what interconnectedness/oneness means, the eternal nature and liberation of the soul consciousness, the gift of free will and its purpose, the nature of soul agreements, the universal laws of attraction, reincarnation, and cause and effect (karma), the nature of positive and negative energy, the significance of the death of our physical body as well as our spiritual rebirth and life review. The study and collation of more than 500 NDE accounts, and the identification of common observations and insights drawn therefrom, culminated in the writing of this book. Going beyond the current NDE literature, which mainly examines the historical, religious, philosophical, scientific and medical aspects of this phenomenon, Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil concentrates on the important messages brought back from beyond the veil for humanity's knowledge and benefit. Some of the learnings, observations and insights from the Other Side presented in this book are truly remarkable, and in a few cases, they test the limits of human, Earthly comprehension.BioDouglas Hodgson is a dual citizen of Canada and Australia and a retired lawyer and Dean and Professor of Law residing in Perth, Western Australia. He undertook postgraduate legal study at the University of London before embarking on a 35- year career in higher education in Canada, Australia and New Zealand as a teacher, researcher, scholar, author, human rights advocate and university administrator. His areas of expertise include Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Civil Law and Causation Law. Professor Hodgson has authored and published 30 peer reviewed law journal articles and five books.Professor Hodgson's professional networks included the Australian Academy of Law, the Council of Australian Law Deans, the Global Law Deans' Forum and the Australian Research Council. He also served as an advisor to the Australian Red Cross, editor of several law journals and as a member of various university human research ethics committees. He is a regular attender and alumnus of the Oxford Round Table where he has delivered addresses on the concept of an international rule of law, the protection of children's international human rights and the challenges of religious fundamentalism in the public school system from a human rights perspective. As a complement to his work on religious discrimination issues in the educational field, he developed a keen interest in studying and comparing the scriptures of the world's faiths and distilling therefrom common and unifying spiritual principles upon which these great and diverse religions are based, ultimately inspiring him to write Transcendental Spirituality, Wisdom and Virtue: The Divine Virtues and Treasures of the Heart. His interest in transcendental spirituality has strengthened and expanded in his retirement years to include the so-called “near-death experience” and what humanity can learn from those who have returned from beyond the veil and recounted their experiences and observations. This has led to the writing of Spiritual Revelations from Beyond the Veil: What Humanity Can Learn from the Near-Death Experience in which these observations and insights have been collated, analyzed and commented upon.If you wish to reach out to Douglas, you are welcome to do so by connecting with him on his email address: dchodgson53@gmail.comAmazon link http://tinyurl.com/5btrzdmuhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

"What Humanity Can Learn From The Near Death Experience" Since his retirement his passion is as a seeker of the answers and a writer of Some fabulous spiritual books. He reveals the findings from the International Association for Near Death Studies Inc. The answers we are looking for are in the words of the people who lived to tell what they saw, heard, felt and know. We talk about what happens when you die? Does God exist? Do we have a unique purpose on earth? Are we judged when we die? What the life review about? Are there beings of light, your Guardian Angel and Guides? This is a fabulous book and a wonderful interview with Douglas. Douglas Hodgson is a retired Dean and Professor of Law, and a Lawyer in Perth, Western Australia. HIs areas of expertise include International Humanitarian Law, Civil Law and Causation Law. May your 2024' be joyful, prosperous full of love and bright! Come and see me In LA In February at the Conscious Life Expo 2024' I will be conducting a workshop on Angel Communication Using Spiritual Law. https://consciouslifeexpo.com?ref=mge5otn Love to all Nancy

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory and Tony talk to Professor Shane Darcy, Deputy Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law at NUI Galway. Professor Darcy provides an overview of international humanitarian law including the International Criminal Court, and how Ireland could be doing more to pressure Israel to stop its war crimes against the people in Gaza, such as bringing Israel to the International Court of Justice in relation to crimes of genocide. Prof Darcy researches the fields of international humanitarian law, international criminal law, business and human rights and is author of a number of books including Judges, Law and War: The Judicial Development of International Humanitarian Law. The Latest PalCast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-93890179

This panel was an opportunity for students to hear about different pathways into Middle East related fields. Meet the speakers: Marwa Baabbad is Director of the Yemen Policy Centre. She is a researcher and development consultant with over ten years of experience working in the fields of community engagement, gender, peace and security, and youth political inclusion. Marwa was Director of the Oxford Research Group (ORG) Strategic Peacebuilding Programme between 2018-2020. There, she led the delivery of a Track-II project that fed into the United Nations-led Yemen peace process. Arda Bilgen is a Research Officer at the LSE Middle East Centre. His work mainly focuses on water politics, transboundary water resources management, and hydraulic infrastructure development. Arda holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Bonn, an MA in International Affairs/International Security Studies from the George Washington University, and a BA in International Relations from Bilkent University. Before joining LSE, he worked as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Warwick, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, and as a Lecturer at Clark University. Jack Sproson is a Member of Guernica 37 Chambers. He specialises in Public/Private International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and International Criminal Law. Jack has extensive expertise in humanitarian and legal issues pertaining to conflict- and climate-related insecurity and displacement in Africa and the Middle East, most recently as lead counsel for a major project advocating for the continuation of UN cross-border humanitarian access in Syria. Michael Mason is Director of the Middle East Centre. At LSE, he is also Professor of Environmental Geography in the Department of Geography and Environment and an Associate of the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment. He is interested in ecological politics and governance as applied to questions of accountability, security and sovereignty. This research addresses both global environmental politics and regional environmental change in Western Asia/the Middle East.

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq talk about International Humanitarian Law aka the Rules of War in cyberspace. These rules don't really make sense in cyberspace, but despite that we think talking about them (and other norms of behaviour) is still worthwhile

We explore how International Humanitarian Law can be applied to the current Israel Hamas conflict.

Omar Shakir investigates human rights abuses in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza for Human Rights Watch. He was deported by the Israeli government in November 2019.

How do rules of engagement promote compliance with the laws of war when those fighting war seem to do so without any basic consideration of humanity? I think that to answer this question, we must revisit the laws and customs of war, sometimes called International Humanitarian Law. This includes understanding that not every act of violence in war is a war crime. Effective ROE is a control to manage the risk that the violence inherent to war does not become an excuse for war crimes. Disclaimer: The information in these podcasts is my own opinion and does not represent that of the Department of Defense or any other organization I am or have previously been affiliated with. I am not a military lawyer. Everything I know about law of war came from staff judge advocates telling me what I couldn't do or how to do the things I wanted to do without going to jail. Special thanks to the memory of Col. Hays Parks, USMC Ret. Music: Holst, G: The Planets, Mars, the Bringer of War (Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/GustavHolstThePlanetsMarsTheBringerOfWar_201709) Kiilstofte, J., The Cavalry, Machinimasound (Licensed) References: The ICRC Casebook, glossary: https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/war-crimes 18 U.S. Code § 2441 - War crimes Geneva Conventions of 1949: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/geneva-conventions-1949additional-protocols-and-their-commentaries Operational Law Handbook, The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School Charlottesville, Virginia, Chapter 5 (2022)

Big Data is one of the most important resources in the world, yet the rules for its protection are just beginning to develop. The danger comes into focus by the possibility of a nation-state cyber operation attacking Big Data and having a major detrimental impact on the functioning of another nation-state. Consider, for example, a cyber attack corrupting, stealing, or destroying the records of important financial institutions, causing widespread confusion and panic. Would such an attack warrant a kinetic, lethal response, with bullets and bombs? This issue implicates the UN Charter, the Law of War, International Humanitarian Law, jus in bello and jus ad bellum, attempts to formulate rules in the Tallinn Manual, conflicting priorities among nations, and pure geopolitics. Professor Paul Stephan of the University of Virginia Law School and John Eisenberg, Former Deputy Counsel to the President and NSC Legal Advisor, joined us to explore the issue. Mike Lewis was a naval aviator, and then a renowned law professor, widely admired by other scholars and practitioners. He was a great friend of the Federalist Society, appearing at dozens of lawyer and student chapter events, as well as the 2014 National Convention. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Society's International & National Security Law Practice Group. Each year, the Practice Group holds a Teleforum in his honor. Featuring: John Eisenberg, Former Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President, Former NSC Legal Advisor Prof. Paul Stephan, John C. Jeffries, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law [Moderator] Vince Vitkowsky, Partner, Gfeller Laurie LLP

An in depth discussion on International Humanitarian Law in regard to current events with the Ukranian MOD, MAJ Inna Zavorotko.